MATH 10 ACTIVITY FIRST QUARTER

GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

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Activity 1: Identify Me!

Direction: State whether the given sequence is arithmetic, geometric or neither. If it is arithmetic, give
the common difference. If it is geometric, give the common ratio.

1. 11, 14, 17, 20, …. 6. 7, 10, 15, 22, 31, …

2. 4, 8, 16, 32, … 7. 1, -3, 5, -7, …
3. 5, 8, 12 17, 26, … 8. 80, 40, 20, 10, …
4. 3, 28, 24, 20, … 9. 20, 30, 36, 42, …
5. 1, 8, 7, 64, … 10. 100, -50, 25, -12.5, …

Activity 2: Fill Me Up!

Direction: Find the common ratio or the missing term in the following geometric sequence.
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1. 90, 30, 10, ___, ___ r=
3
2. 7, 21, ___,189,567 r =¿ ¿
3. 6, 24, 96, ___, 1,536 r =¿ ¿
4. 5, -10, ___ , -40, ___ r =−2
1 1 1
5. , , ,___,3 r =¿ ¿
27 9 3

Activity 3: What’s Next!

Direction: Find the common ratio of each geometric sequence and write the next two terms.

1. -2, -6, -18, . . . ________ ________

2. 7, 3.5, 1.75, . . . ________ ________
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3. 3, 1, ,... ________ ________
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4. 0.8, 0.08, 0.008, . . . ________ ________
1 1 1
5. , , ________ ________
2 4 8
Activity 4: What’s Term?
Directions: Find the indicated term of each geometric sequence.

1. a 1=7 , r=3 , a10 2. a 1=8 , r=5 , a7 1

3. a 1=6 , r= , a 9
2

4. a 1=15 , a2=3 , a7 5. a 3=8 , a5=14 , a7 6. a 1=6 , a2=30 , a 8

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